The 50th anniversary of International Literacy Day is Friday, 8 September, 2017. Over the past 50 years, literacy rates have been on the rise, with current literacy rates at approximately 86.5 percent of adults globally. As of 2015, almost 90 percent of illiterate adults live in South East Asia or Sub-Saharan Africa.

To celebrate the increase in global literacy, AMUN staff has come up with ten books to read on international issues.